What color is #C6D5EA?

#C6D5EA is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D5EA?

The RGB value is 198, 213, 234: 198 red, 213 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D5EA?

The complementary color is #EADBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D5EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D5EA color

#C6D5EA rgb(198, 213, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6D5EA is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 83.5% green and 91.8% blue (198, 213, 234).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 46% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#C6D5EA color codes

HEX	`#C6D5EA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 213, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 83.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 46%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.76, -0.83, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.76, 12.05, 266.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.931, 65.534, 87.212)`
Decimal	`13030890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D5EA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C6D5EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D5EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C6D5EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d5ea; }
.text { color: #c6d5ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d5ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 213 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d5ea, #c9c6ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6D5EA?: #C6D5EA is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D5EA?: The RGB value is 198, 213, 234: 198 red, 213 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D5EA?: The complementary color is #EADBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D5EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.